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036-000349582 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Mesopotamia, Asia Minor

1. IOR/L/MIL/7/12604

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12604
Title:
Collection 269/345 ‘Miscellaneous Questions: Refusal to allow an officer to publish an article on “Mesopotamia” on grounds that he should not be allowed to propagate political views with which Govt. does not agree’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the refusal of the War Office to permit a British officer, Major Edward Johnson Ross, to publish an article in the Morning Post. The article discusses British policy in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Ross offers his views on the state of Mesopotamia, argues again...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1920-21 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/7/19326

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/19326
Title:
Collection 435/4 ‘Publication of despatches on 1919-1920 military operations in Mesopotamia.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains despatches from the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force with appendices detailing strength of troops in Mesopotamia [Iraq], casualties of troops and insurgents, and estimates of rifles in the hands of insurgents. The India Office and War Office discuss a proposal to publish the desp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 February 1921-7 July 1921
Extent:
1 file (80 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/7/12843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12843
Title:
Collection 280/62 'Detailed Estimates of the cost of an Indian Infantry Battalion in Mesopotamia.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, dated 9 October-20 December 1919. The correspondence concerns the estimated annual cost of deploying an Indian infantry battalion in Mesopotamia [Iraq], in response to a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1919-20 Dec 1919
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/7/19325

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/19325
Title:
Collection 435/3 'Memorandum by Secretary of State on administration of Mesopotamia; Air Ministry's scheme for control of Mesopotamia.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the India Office, Air Ministry and War Office relating to the Air Ministry’s scheme for control of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Memoranda on the potential power of the Air Force in Mesopotamia and on the organisation of military forces in Mesopotamia are included. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1920-3 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/7/17371

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/17371
Title:
Collection 425/214 ‘European War 1914-: Rewards for meritorious service in the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence dated 9 February 1915 to 16 April 1919. The correspondence concerns recommendations for rewards and promotions for British and Indian military and naval personnel serving in Mesopotamia [Iraq], southern Persia [Iran], and the Persian Gulf in the First World War....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1915-16 Apr 1916
Extent:
1 file (311 folios)